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Second only to Apollo 11 in fame, Apollo 13 was, when it was launched, seen as almost routine: Apollo 11 had put men on the Moon and Apollo 12 had proven it could be done twice. Few people outside of space enthusiasts and NASA were thinking much of Apollo 13 when it was launched on April 11, 1970. Onboard were the three crew: command pilot Jim Lovell (veteran of three previous spaceflights), lunar module (LM) pilot Jack Swigert, and command module (CM) pilot Fred Haise. Their destination was the Fra Mauro highlands on the Moon.
Other than a early engine shutoff on the second stage (which could have been more catastrophic than originally believed), the launch and everything required for Apollo 13 to go to the Moon went smoothly. On April 14, however, not long after a television broadcast--that was watched by no one outside NASA, as none of the networks were interested in carrying it--Mission Control requested Swigert turn on the stirring fans in the service module's oxygen tanks. What no one knew was that the insulation on the wires in Apollo 13's second SM oxygen tank were damaged: when Swigert switched on the fans, the wires shorted. This instantly ignited the oxygen tank, which exploded. While luckily the explosion was vented into space (which also snuffed the fire), it destroyed one oxygen tank and severely damaged the other. Apollo 13 was now in trouble.
No one knew what had happened; Lovell reported "Houston, we've had a problem," and at first it was thought that either the spacecraft had been hit by a meteor or it was an instrument problem. When Lovell spotted oxygen being vented to space, however, both crew and Mission Control knew that the situation was now desperate. There was no thought of landing on the Moon: now it was a fight just to survive. There had been some vague ideas about using the LM as a "lifeboat" for the crew, but it had never really been tried. Now NASA had no choice. To conserve as much power as possible, the CM was shut down and all three men moved into the LM.
Problem after problem began to crop up, each requiring something entirely new to be invented on the spot. Getting the crew back to Earth involved them moving to an new orbit and using the Moon's gravity to slingshot them home--but the LM's engine had to be used, as the SM's might've been damaged. (It was done successfully, and Apollo 13's crew set a record for the furthest human beings have ever gone from Earth--over 248,000 miles away.) Once that was done, the rising levels of carbon dioxide meant that a scrubbing system had to be devised using whatever could be found on the spacecraft. The crew's water had to be rationed, leading to Haise developing a urinary tract infection. Finally, the temperature in the minimally-operating LEM dropped to 38 degrees Fahrenheit: the crew, without any sort of cold-weather clothing, simply had to endure it.
But endure it they did, and all the innovations and improvisations by crew and Mission Control worked: Apollo 13 splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean on April 17. The near disaster spurred worldwide interest and concern for the astronauts, and for a short time, renewed interest in the Apollo program--though only four of the planned seven additional missions after Apollo 13 were flown, the others cancelled due to budget cuts. Neither Lovell, Swigert or Haise flew in space again; Swigert passed away in 1982.
Interest in Apollo 13, much like the Apollo program itself, waned after the program wound down. Lovell wrote a book in the early 1990s titled "Lost Moon", which spurred interest in a movie, "Apollo 13," which came out in 1995. This made the "successful failure" of the mission, in some ways, more well known than the success of the rest of the Apollo program.
After the mission, the only surviving part of Apollo 13--the Command Module, "Odyssey"--was disassembled and each part examined during the investigation into the accident. The capsule itself was reassembled and placed on display at the Kennedy Space Center; the interior was reassembled later and put in one of the "boilerplate" trainers and displayed at the Museum of Natural History at Louisville, Kentucky. In 1983, Odyssey was sent to the Museum of Air and Space in Paris, France, where it would remain until 1995. After the popularity of "Apollo 13" the film, Odyssey was brought home and moved to the Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, where it was reunited with the interior, taken from the boilerplate. A 12-year restoration project resulted, and finally the complete Apollo 13 went on display at the Cosmosphere in 2007.
My 2020 trip was delayed and rescheduled due to coronavirus, but eventually a friend and I decided to go through the Midwest (where the museums were open). I looked into the Cosmosphere, and when I learned it had the real Apollo 13 (to say nothing of Gemini 10 and Liberty Bell 7!), my friend--who is a huge space enthusiast--was onboard for making a planned 3-day trip into a 6-day one. It was worth the extra days, mileage and sore butt to see the real thing. The restoration was beautifully done, and to be able to look inside and see where the real Lovell, Swigert and Haise sat on their mission--words cannot describe it.
Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District
Station 13 - Stead
Engine 13
2013 Pierce Arrow XT
1503/750-20A
Cummins ISL, Huskey 12 Foam System
TMFX #: FD100 | Pierce #: 27044-01
13、British Airways (Britain) Royal quality, no wonder it comes from Great Britain, a country full of royalty and dignity, I could see the navy blue is the most suitable one to represent royalty.
Encaustic on wood panel,32"x32", 2003. PEPE BURNETT COLLECTION.
This painting was created at the Nuyorican in New York during a live painting session. Pepe was (is?) a bartender at Nuyorican and offered me all his tips from the night for the painting. Since I didn't really want to carry it home with all my supplies, etc., via the subway, I agreed. (He was a real nice guy anyway).
I drew each performer in silhouette as they came up on stage. They came and went like ghosts, hence the title "Thirteen Ghosts". I'm in it also (the one in pig tails) and my husband, born on Lincoln's Birthday, is the one in a Lincoln hat.
La EB 800-13 chiude una composizione di 8 pezzi di 740 diretta ad Asso, qui in transito presso Inverigo (CO).
Trenord's control car EB 800-13 is seen here at the rear of an old EMUs train to Asso, passing near Inverigo.
Hóa ra số mệnh đã an bày, nguyện với lòng đi trọn một quãng đường cùng anh. Vậy mà anh lại nắm tay dắt em bước đủ một vòng, quay lại vị trí ban đầu ... :)
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Các cô gái trẻ chọn cho mình sự ảo tưởng về chàng hoàng tử và tình yêu trọn đời trọn kiếp, đắm chìm vào những câu truyện cổ tích có một thứ tình cảm với kết thúc trọn vẹn tốt đẹp. Nhưng các cô gái à, tình yêu mãi mãi không xa rời của hoàng tử ấy suy cho cùng cũng chỉ tồn tại trên thế gian này bởi 1 lý do duy nhất ... Đó là chẳng ai kể tiếp câu chuyện phía sau, khi nụ hôn kết thúc, người đọc lả giọng và phim ngừng chiếu? Khi hoàng tử sau những ân ái và ái tình nhạt phai, khẽ nói với nàng công chúa rằng:" Anh ra đi sẽ tốt cho em hơn..." :)
( cm nhìu sẽ có bonus )
13 is actually sort of a lucky number for me. Not that I'm endorsing superstition or anything...
I don't think I've ever seen a 13-sided polygon used for origami before. So there.
The triskaidecagon was constructed from a rectangle, using two fujimoto approximations. Incidentally, I've noticed that at higher numbers, the radial pleats produced by a fujimoto approximation produce nice moire-pattern effects... I'll have to figure out a way to exploit that.
Master and slave Class 13 shunter 13002 at Tinsley depot ..There were 3 of these conversions made up of 2 Class 08s and numbered 13001/02/03 their original numbers were 4500/01/02..this one was 4502....Aug 5 1978
Oliver Cromwells House, Ely, Cambridgeshire UK
Sketched from St Mary's Parish church graveyard while waiting to collect Harry from his rugby training session.
lamphun, thailand
1972
red lion
wat phra that hariphunchai
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13 (H546GKX) An all Leyland Olympian in Blackburn bus stn may07. This was new to Armchair (Brenford) in 1991,
Today was my Studio Flash Workshop with the OCC: 4 hours, 3 studio setups, 30 students, 3 instructors, 6 models, and 1 makeup artist. Totally killer day of shooting, I love teaching photography and helping people step up their work to the next level. Can't wait for the next workshop!! (Tracy : Fashion)
Set of Other Daily Images Here:
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Strobist: Lastolite Ezybox and SB-900 from camera left, slightly downward. Lumiquest Softbox III on counter for fill. Cowboy Studios for triggers.
bangkok, thailand
1972
part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf
© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via flickrmail or nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com
You're so cold, but you feel alive.
Week 13, March 26 - April 1:
Second week of my internship; time flew by so fast and I had a lot to do with work and spent the free weekend studying in preparation for university. It felt like I actually did something productive that week. Unfortunately it all ended in a disaster on Sunday - well, live ain't easy. Being in the middle of nowhere without friends and internet for a certain time can be quite relaxing and relieving, but it's not always as easy as it seems. (Das Leben ist kein Olgashof.)